March 25, Apple will start sales in Ukraine and Belarus restored the iPhone 6. We are talking about the stores with the status of Apple Premium Reseller in SRO devices in silver and gold colors with internal storage capacity of 16 GB. Earlier in the Ukraine and Belarus could also meet formally restored iPhone but then it was about the iPhone 5s. Soon the Ukrainians and the Belarusians will have the opportunity to legally purchase the 4.7-inch model of iPhone at a more affordable price.
SRO is short for Certified Pre-Owned. Are machines that have already been used and were bought by Apple under the program Trade-In. In these smart phones change the body and faulty components (if any), so apparently the iPhone look like new. On restored device is also available with 1 year official warranty.
MacDigger decided to compare the value of the recovered smartphones Apple in Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. We used the prices of major Russian retailer Svyaznoy authorized reseller of the products of “Apple” company on the territory of Ukraine of the store “Citrus” and the Belarusian reseller i-store. For convenience, the currency of neighbouring countries has been translated into rubles at the exchange rate on March 22.
The comparison revealed that the Russians more profitable to go for the iPhone, past the recovery procedure in Ukraine. In our country, restored the iPhone 5s is 23 990 rubles, in “independence” – 23 150 rubles (9 399 USD), Belarus – 26 800 rubles (8 million Belarusian rubles). Model iPhone 6, which will appear in the neighbouring countries until the end of March, in the Russian Federation is 39 990 rubles, in Ukraine – 38 500 rubles (14 999 UAH), in Belarus – 43 600 rubles (13 million rubles).
In Russia:
- iPhone 5s 16Gb – 23 990 rubles
- iPhone 6 16Gb – 39 990 rubles
In Ukraine:
- iPhone 5s 16Gb – 23 150 rubles (9 399 USD)
- iPhone 6 16Gb – 38 500 rubles (14 999 UAH)
In Belarus:
- iPhone 5s 16Gb – 26 800 rubles (8 million Belarusian rubles)
- iPhone 6 16Gb – 43 600 rubles (13 million rubles)
Connected with what exactly the price difference on the iPhone marked as refurbished, hard to say. The cost of smartphones Apple directly regulates together with authorised distributors in the countries. And must comply with all authorized partners of the company. The price for any goods is formed taking into account taxes, cost of delivery, conditions of the contract with the supplier and other factors.
